Sure, it was nice to get out of Canada for a trip to southern California, but the flying has been nothing but hassles. The current one is an attempt to make the 12-minute flight from Burbank (KBUR) to Camarillo (KCMA) for an early morning meeting.
Ceilings of 800 feet required an IFR flight, which meant you were on vectors for the RNAV (GPS) Z Rwy 26 approach moments after the gear got in the wells. But before you even cross the FAF, your GPS squawks that it lost navigation and you should abort the approach, even though it seems to be navigating fine. After some fiddling and discussion with ATC about GPS NOTAMs, you try the RNAV (GPS) Y approach with vectors to final. The controller turns you on a bit tight, so you’re late getting down to MDA. At least visibility is reported at 10 miles.
